Sunday, June 05, 2005

Protesters March in Azerbaijan Capital [with posters of Pres. Bush]

A young Azerbaijani protester holds a picture of U.S. President George W. Bush with the inscription 'We want freedom,' as other demonstrators carry flags of opposition parties, during a protest rally in downtown Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, June 4, 2005.

An opposition member holds a portrait of U.S. President George W. Bush with the slogan 'we want freedom' during a rally in Baku, Azerbaijan June 4, 2005. Some 5,000 protesters took part in a rally in Baku on Saturday, demanding free parliamentary election, Interfax agency reported. REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili

A young Azerbaijani protester holds a picture of U.S. President George W. Bush with inscription 'We want freedom,' as other demonstrators carry flags of opposition parties, during a protest rally in downtown Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, June 4, 2005. About 10,000 opposition protesters marched Saturday across Azerbaijan's capital Baku urging the government to step down and allow free parliamentary elections later this year. The massive rally was the largest opposition demonstration in the ex-Soviet nation since October 2003. (AP Photo/Shakh Aivazov)

An Azerbaijani protester wrapped in an opposition flag shouts during a protest rally in downtown Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, June 4, 2005.

Demonstrators hold an Azerbaijani flag, in the foreground, and flags of opposition parties during a protest rally in downtown Baku, Azerbaijan, Saturday, June 4, 2005.